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Name: Friday Night Lights Elon Opener
Start: 2026-08-28
End: 2026-08-28
Location: Elon

Elon, United States • 28 Aug 2026

Friday Night Lights - Elon Opener

Friday Night Lights - Elon Opener is Elon's cross country season opener on August 28, 2026. The event takes place at Holt Chapel Ln in Elon, North Carolina, and is scheduled as an evening cross country meet. It is organized around a looped 1000 meter course.

The event features separate races for women and men using lap counts to set the race distances.

4K Women run four laps of the 1000 meter course
6K Men run six laps of the 1000 meter course

This meet serves as the opening race of Elon's cross country season. The format centers on repeated laps of the same 1000 meter loop, with the number of laps determining each race distance. The location is listed as Holt Chapel Ln, Elon, NC 27244, United States. The description indicates the races occur in the evening and that the course is measured in 1000 meter laps for both the women’s and men’s events. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States North Carolina Elon

Race information

Registration

6 km

Men's 6k

Women's 4k

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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